Heater for curling-tongs, &amp;c.



No. 692,037. Patonted Jan. 28, I902.

. W. H. STIMPSON.

HEATERJ-OB cunum; TONGS, 8w.

(Application filed Oct 11, 1901.

(No Model.)

UNITED STATES ATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM H. STIMPSON, O'F BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

HEATER FOR CURLlNG-TONGS, 8nd.

SPEGIFIGATIONforming part of Letters Patent No. 692,037. dated January 28, 1902.

Application filed October 11, 1901- Serial No. 78,285. (No model.)

To ctZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIA H. STIMPSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement in Heaters for Curling-Tongs, the, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings,is aspecification, like characters on the drawings representing like parts.

This invention has for its object the production of a simple, convenient, and portable heater for heating curling-tongs, &c., which is compact, durable, and readily put into operative condition or closed for transportation.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a-hcater embodying my invention ready for use. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view thereof. Fig. 3 is a right-hand end View of the heater, the burner thereof being partly turned on its axis, and Fig. 4 is a transverse section on the line as 00, Fig. 1, looking towardthe'right.

In the present embodiment of my invention the heater comprises, essentially, semicylindrical members, one mounted to rotate within the other concentrically, said members being connected by axial pivots between their ends, the outer member constituting a combined supporting-stand and easing, while the other member, adapted to contain suitable absorbent material for alcohol or other com bustible liquid and havinga foraminous cover, constitutes the burner.

Referring to the drawings, in the present embodiment of my invention the stand a is shown as a semicylinder of convenient length, preferably made of sheet metal and having externally secured to it supporting feet or brackets a by which the apparatus is sustained firmly and in proper position with the open top of the stand uppermost when the apparatus is in use. One of the ends, as a, is shown as circular, and the other end (t is substantially semicircular, having a central enlarged portion a for a purpose to be described.

The trough-like bu rnerl), also made of sheet metal, is herein shown as semicylindrical and has a closed circular end 19, secured in a circular extension 5 of the burner, and the substantially semicircular closure or end 17 at the other extremity of the burner is provided with a central projection 6 the external radius of the burner, including the ends thereof, being such that it can be placed concentrically Within the stand, the longitudinal axes of the stand and burner being coincident. An axial pivot (shown in Fig. 2 as a short screw-stud o) is rotatably mounted in the end a of the stand and is screwed tightly into the adjacent end I) of the burner, and'a second axial pivot or stud c is rotatably mounted in the enlargement a of the end a of the stand and is screwed into the part b of the burner end 19 the enlargement a constituting a bearing for the said stud. This stud c is shown as enlarged and extended beyond the end of the stand to form a handle or fingerpiece 0 by means of. which the burner may be conveniently rotated within the stand. Two narrow elongated strips b of thin sheet metal, are bent longitudinally upon themselves, (see Fig. 4,) and between the folds a piece of wire-gauze g or other suitable foraminous material is inserted,the strips b stilfenin g the edges of the foraminous material and. fitting snuglyinto the open top of the burner. A small bracket 19 is attached to one end of the gauze cover and secured, as by a screw 3, to the end 6 of the burner, the cover 9 retaining in place cotton-batting,

, mineral wool, or other suitable absorbent material m, with which the burner is filled. A

stop-pin 20 projects from the burner end b and is adapted to enter one or other oftwo notches or recesses 30 4:0 in the upper transverse edge of the end a of the stand atopposite sides of the pivot c to limit rotative movement of the burner in both directions.

When it is desired to use the heater, the burner is turned by the handler into the position shown in Figs. 1 and 2 to bring the foraminous cover 9 substantially into the plane of the open top of the stand, the stop-pin 20 at such time entering the recess 30, Fig. 3, and alcohol is poured into the burner to thoroughly saturate the absorbent material an therein. The burner can then be lighted, and curling-tongs or any other small object can be readily and quickly heated, the fiat tops of the ends a b assisting to support the same. When not in use, the burneris turned in the direction of the arrow 10, Fig. 3, until the pin 20 enters the notch 40, so that the convex portion of the burner is exposed, the open top thereof being concealed Within the stand. By makinga snug fit between the burner and the interior surface of the stand the burner when so turned over forms a tight cover and the evaporation of the alcohol is prevented and any free liquid will drop into the stand and be held therein.

The apparatus is simple, effective, and cheap, it is of small compass and can be readily packed for transporation, and all of the parts are connected to form a unitary article, so that all danger of losing some one of the parts is obviated.

Various changes or modifications may be made Without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention.

Having described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s-

1. In a device of the class described, a semicylindrical burner having inclosed ends, a foraminous cover for the burner, mounted on one of the ends thereof, absorbent material within the burner, a concentric semicylindrical supporting-stand, and axial journals secured to the ends of the burner and rotatably mounted in the ends of the stand, one of the journals being extended to form an opcrating-handle, whereby the burner may be rotated to bring the foraminous cover into the plane of the top of the stand, or to conceal said cover within the stand.

2. In a device of the class described, a semicylindrical burner having closed ends and adapted to contain absorbentmaterial, a foraminous cover for the burner, a concentric semicylindrical stand, axial connections between it and theiburner, whereby the latter may be rotated to expose or conceal the foraminous cover, and means to stop rotative movement of the burner when turned into operative position.

, 3. In a device of the class described, a semicylindrical burner having closed ends and adapted to contain absorbent material, a foraminous cover for the burner, a concentric semicylindrical stand,su pporting-feet for and to maintain the stand with its open top uppermost, axial connections between the ends of the burner and stand, an operating-handle for the burner, to turn it into operative or inoperative position, and means to limit rotative movement of the burner in either dircction.

4. In a device of the class described, a semicylindrical burner having closed ends and adapted to contain absorbent material, a foraminous cover for the burner, a concentric semicylindrical stand, external supports on the stand to sustain the same with its open top uppermost, axial connections between the ends of the burner and stand, one of said connections being longitudinally extended to form a handle, and means to stop rotative movement of the burner with its foraminous cover in parallelism with the open top of the stand. I

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. L

WILLIAM H. STIMPSON.

\Vitnesses JOHN C. EDWARDs, N. H. COTTLE. 

